Economic feasibility of activated carbon with brazilian chestnut hedgehog (bertholletia excelsa)

• Autor(a) principal: Teixeira Alves, Adenes
• Data de Publicação: 2023
• Outros Autores: de Andrade Miranda, Ires Paula, José Lasmar, Dimas, Costa, André
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Future Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies
• Texto Completo: https://www.revistafuture.org/FSRJ/article/view/765
• topic: Activated Carbon; Residue; Hedgehog; Economic Viability; Carvão Ativado; Resíduo; Ouriço; Viabilidade Econômica

Introduction: Activated carbon is a porous substance of organic material, usually woody and fibrous material. The raw materials used to obtain charcoal are almost exclusively of vegetable origin, possessing high carbon power. The study consists of considering the use of Brazil nut hedgehogs as a raw material in the production of activated carbon. Originality/Relevance: In this study, the results of the analysis of the economic viability of the use of activated carbon produced with residues of Brazil nuts from the Amazon region, aims to generate economic benefits and reduce possible environmental damage.  Methodology: The study was developed from a simulation of the implementation of a Manufacturing Unit at Aruanã Farm, a case study site, near of 215 km from the city of Manaus-AM, based on its data and internet sources.    Results: The financial  indexes,  resulting from the  simulations of three scenarios of activated carbon production   with residues obtained from the  hedgehog, indicate that it  would be unfeasible to  implement it to use only  the  waste from   hedgehogs from  the current productive chestnut trees on   the Farm, but  that would be feasible  from 540,890  productive   chestnut trees on the Farm and from other sources. Conclusion: It is economically feasible to implement a Manufacturing Unit on the Farm with a minimum possible size and  to keep it producing the whole  year it would be necessary to seek the supply of hedgehogs from other sources and in quantity well above the production capacity of theFarm.